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Basic Epi Track
Target Audience
This conference is designed for physicians, infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals interested in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, surveillance, research methods, patient safety and quality improvement.
Learning Objectives: Basic Epidemiology Track
At the conclusion of the course, learners should be able to:
- Describe the process of surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections and how to apply different surveillance techniques and methods.
- Define trends in transmission and control of Healthcare-Associated Infections and drug resistant-pathogens, as well as other emerging infections in the healthcare setting.
- Apply and define various outbreak investigation techniques and evidence-based infection prevention strategies.
- Discuss the role of the CDC and public health departments in supporting surveillance for HAIs and CDC’s role in development and dissemination of evidence-based prevention guidelines.
Accreditation Statement
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Basic Epidemiology Track has been approved for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
International Physicians
The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, for 18.75 hours.
Successful Completion Statement
Participants are expected to claim only those hours spent in the educational activity approved for continuing education credit. Certificates of Completion/Attendance are provided to registered attendees based upon completion of the online evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email
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Content Validation Statement
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America accepts the following Content Validation Statements and expects all persons involved in its professional education activities to abide by these statements with regard to any recommendations for clinical care.
- All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contradictions in the care of patients; AND/OR
- All scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
Commercial Support
The SHEA Spring 2012 Conference is supported in part by educational grants from the following companies: Pfizer, , Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Advanced Sterilization Products, Merck, and Carefusion.